Written Homework: Due April 29th

For your writing assignment this semester, you will be writing a cover letter for a job in the English speaking world. The first step will be for you to find a job posting that interests you. To do this, you might search on the internet or in English language newspapers. You will turn in a copy of the job posting with your letter. Once you have found a job that interests you, you will write a letter that describes:

1) What skills and qualities would be required in order to do this job? How can you present your skills as attractive to a potential employer?
2) What personality traits make you an attractive candidate?
3) What experience do you have that would help prepare you for the job?

Your letter is due in class on April 29^th. Your letter should be between 250 and 500 words, and you can contact me at njs2g@virginia.edu if you have any questions.

Art for April 1

To prepare for our discussion of art please listen to the clip and answer the following questions.

The Gardner Museum Art Heist

1. 1. How many years ago was the heist?

2. 2. What were the two men dressed as?

3. What time exactly did the crime take place?

4. 4. What did the two men announce in the museum?

5. What exactly was stolen? (Give as much detail as possible).

. 6. How much do experts believe the paintings are worth today?

7. Why does Mr. Boser believe that David Turner no longer has access to the art?

8. .Where does Mr. Boser think the paintings are? (Give as much detail as possible).

10 9. What kind of person or personality would be capable of committing such a crime?

10. Why do the empty frames still hang on the wall in the museum?
.